Aladdin actor Mena Massoud has come under Twitter fire for some shady comments about The Little Mermaid’s box office performance. Massoud tweeted in a deleted post that Halle Bailey’s big film would definitely be getting a sequel but wouldn’t hit the “billion dollar mark” at the box office on May 13.
Massoud wrote, “Our film was unique in that audiences went to watch it multiple times. It’s the only way we reached the billion-dollar mark with our opening. My guess is [The Little Mermaid] doesn’t cross the billion mark but will undoubtedly get a sequel.”
Massoud’s comments about Bailey’s film had fans of The Little Mermaid responding, and they were clearly unhappy.
Your film reached a billion but you’re still jobless… seems like you got other things to worry about. pic.twitter.com/qmv29I9x8B
— random black girl?ˣ (@irissirens) May 13, 2023
First off who the hell is Mena Massoud?? We all know Will Smith was the main reason we all went to see Aladdin. And I’ll stand 10 toes down for TLM. This is exactly why we need to pack every theater up on May 26th. Bring your kids, nieces, nephews, grandkids. The entire Family! pic.twitter.com/bNKfY7Erv3
— Bianca Wilson (@___bjw___) May 13, 2023
Not Mena Massoud tryna pipe up and speak on The Little Mermaid. Just checked “mr billion dollar movie’s” IMDB post Aladdin and it’s giving unemployed ? pic.twitter.com/IxUfC3dXfb
— ♡ (@cherryfizzcamo) May 13, 2023
Mena Massoud choosed violence with that comment about The Little Mermaid’s box office and now TLM stans are coming after him. ? pic.twitter.com/mbfz4x29Rq
— Elliott Bullock II (@Elliott_Bull2) May 13, 2023
@MenaMassoud, you’re pea green with envy because your CGI monster snooze fest of a very bastardized #Aladdin made a billion dollars, got forgotten, & you were never cast in anything meaningful again. #HalleBailey is a true star & #TheLittleMermaid is about to eclipse everything. https://t.co/xqYMjX9NH2 pic.twitter.com/R29xc64F9b
— InTheCut-Magazine (@ComplexCut) May 13, 2023
The Aladdin actor has since deleted his Twitter following all the backlash.
